The Ottoman Gulf: The Creation of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar, 1870-1914
What caused the decline of the Ottoman empire in the Persian Gulf? Why has history credited only London, not Istanbul, with bringing about the birth of the modern Gulf States? Using the Ottoman imperial archives, as well as European and Arab sources, Anscombe explains how the combination of poor communication, scarce resources, and misplaced security concerns undermined Istanbul´s control and ultimately drove the Gulf shaikhs to seek independence with ties to the British.\ \ Too much...
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What caused the decline of the Ottoman empire in the Persian Gulf? Why has history credited only London, not Istanbul, with bringing about the birth of the modern Gulf States? Using the Ottoman imperial archives, as well as European and Arab sources, Anscombe explains how the combination of poor communication, scarce resources, and misplaced security concerns undermined Istanbul's control and ultimately drove the Gulf shaikhs to seek independence with ties to the British. Middle East Quarterly The nineteenth-century Persian Gulf has been much studied but, Anscombe stresses, always relying primarily on the British archives and therefore seen predominantly from the British point of view. He instead bases his work on the Ottoman documents and sees the Gulf from the perspective of Instanbul. . . . Excellent.
PrefacePreliminaries: Notes on Transliteration and on CurrencyIntroduction1Ch. 1The Setting9Ch. 2Resurrection of the Ottoman Role in the Gulf16Ch. 3Midhat Pasha's Inspection of Hasa and His Plan for Its Development34Ch. 4The Chance for Adjustment and Stability, 1872-189354Ch. 5The Case of Kuwait91Ch. 6Kuwait, 1899-1913113Ch. 7Arabia, 1896-1914143Conclusion167App. 1Ottoman Officials and Heads of Arab Shaikhly Families175App. 2Register of Officials, Notables, and Tribes179Notes183Glossary243Bibliographic Note245Bibliography251Index261
\ L. Carl BrownToo much modern Arab history has been written as if the Ottoman Empire had virtually no standing in the unfolding events. Anscombe corrects and enriches the record by uncovering and interpreting the significant Ottoman input without, however, slighting the Wahhibi-Saudi and British-Western sources and interpretations. All are deftly balanced in this fine study.\ \ \ \ \ Middle East QuarterlyThe nineteenth-century Persian Gulf has been much studied but, Anscombe stresses, always relying primarily on the British archives and therefore seen predominantly from the British point of view. He instead bases his work on the Ottoman documents and sees the Gulf from the perspective of Instanbul. . . . Excellent.\ \
